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• A call from an old friend

 by admin, February 15, 2008

Last night, I received a surprise call from an old schoolmate of mine, Jarrod. We kept in contact several years after leaving school but as time goes by, slowly lost touch of each other. And finally, Jarrod migrated to the US with his family.

We talked on the phone for more than hour. Jarrod is now working in an IT company. His job involves a lot of traveling as he’s in charged of marketing and promotion. Setting up trade show displays all over the country. The pay is not bad but the allowances is truly excellent. He said he intends to come back for a visit some time the end of this year. I’m really looking forward to it.

Nice to hear from old friends from time to time. Brings back memories …

• Do your homework before hiring a home makeover contractor

 February 15, 2008
Thinking about giving your home a major renovation? You should put on your thinking cap and find a contractor you can honestly trust. First of all, pick one who’s known around the neighbourhood for quality workmanship. A good contractor should have years of experience under his belt. Make sure to check whether his clients are [...]
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• Linux rants again

 February 14, 2008
If it isn’t for BitTorrent I would’ve dumped Linux ages ago. The only saving grace for my Kubuntu box is that it seems to bypass Malaysia’s broadband provider, Streamyx’s bandwidth throttling control making my BitTorrent speed higher than a Windows PC. Don’t ask me why, I don’t know. I’ve been trying to burn 5 ISOs into [...]
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• Job description: I buy Kit Kats and stuff

 February 14, 2008
I had one of the best conversations in a long time time today. I was introduced to a guy called Leonard today and guess what he does? He goes around supermarkets and look for snacks - chocolates, sweets, biscuits, soft drinks. Whenever snack food companies launches something new, be it a new product or packaging, [...]
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• Chinese New Year away from the city

 February 13, 2008
This Chinese New Year, instead of spending time in the city, a few of our family members and friends decided to take time off from the traffic jams, packed restaurants, crowded malls and drive up to the hills for a camping trip. I hitched a ride in my friend’s 4×4, loaded up my camping gear [...]
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• Truck bed liners

 February 10, 2008
Do you often find the stuff you put in your car boot skidding around everytime you throw a corner? Well, I do. Things get a lot worst when you put large, heavy and sharp-edged stuff in the boot and risk ripping or tearing the padded interior. That’s when I decided to apply extra protection and [...]
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• Barisan’s bigger budget for Chinese New Year 2008 decorations and celebrations?

 February 10, 2008
This year’s Chinese New Year … Have you noticed there are more red lanterns adorning roads? Have you noticed there are bigger displays of fireworks? Have you received you’re getting greeting cards from Barisan National reps? Have you noticed more Barisan National candidates organising open house events? I don’t know about you, but I’m thinking with the election just around [...]
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